College & Career

The Academy educates confident young women who are empowered and prepared to take on the next phase of their lives.

The College Counseling team at the Academy encourages each young woman to seek colleges and universities where she can be challenged to reach her potential and to be successful both academically and personally.

The search for the right college or university involves the need to look at the values, strengths, and goals of each young woman. We strive to guide our students to choose schools that will be the best fit for them, appropriate to their needs, desires, and abilities.

With backgrounds in high school counseling, university, and liberal arts admissions, our goal is to educate students and parents about the protocols and requirements of the complex, challenging, and exciting college process in order for families to experience less stress and a positive and successful outcome.

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Fast Facts

$13.5M

Scholarships offered to the class of 2025

100%

Graduates matriculate to college

80%

Of all AHN students take AP coursework

+70%

Qualify for Florida Bright Futures annually

150

College and universities that accept AHN students annually

22

Student-athletes currently competing at the collegiate level

22

Different states are home to colleges of the Class of 2025

95%

Of the Class of 2025 were enrolled in AP coursework

College Process by Year

Freshman Year

Fall

PSAT administered
Small group meetings re: time management, GPA, importance of academics early in high school career
Students are encouraged to explore and pursue interests outside of academics for a richer high school experience.

Spring

Curriculum meeting for freshmen (includes course selection for sophomore year)
Introduction to Maia Learning – Begin building activity resume for college applications

Summer

Read for enjoyment … avid readers perform best on standardized testing.
Partake in activities such as community service, sports or hobbies for enrichment.

Sophomore Year

Fall

PSAT administered
Small group meetings

Spring

PSAT results returned
Guest speakers address college-related topics such as best “fit” and setting yourself apart in the admission process (open to sophomores and their parents).
Curriculum meeting with sophomores (includes course selection for junior year)
Coffees with sophomore parents to address curriculum and preparation for college
Update activity resume in Maia Learning, introduction to Maia Learning college search tools, scholarship search and graphs to gage admission potential

Summer

Begin preparing for taking the PSAT in October (read, take practice tests, study vocabulary, brush up on math skills. The PSAT is good practice and a good predictor for the SAT.).
Begin visiting colleges with an open mind to start finding the right fit. Avoid only visiting schools with name recognition or where your friends are looking.
Participate in an activity for enrichment where you are honing an interest or skill.

Junior Year

Fall

Visits to AHN by over 100 college representatives
Presentation by college counselor on the PSAT
PSAT administered
Bay Area Association of Independent Schools College Fair - This fair is hosted by AHN and all of the other private high schools in the Tampa Bay area
Small group meetings on choosing a college, best fit, finding one’s passion, campus visits
November College Planning Night - College Directors of Admission present information for juniors and parents regarding college planning, parents receive their Maia Learning accounts
PSAT results returned
Visit colleges

Spring

Annual Case Studies Program - Mock admission panel and college fair with 60 Deans of Admission from around the country. Students and parents participate.
Submit Parent Questionnaire
Submit Junior Questionnaire
College Counselor meets individually with juniors and parents. (These appointments may be scheduled through the end of April.)
Register for SAT and ACT
College Planning Retreat for Juniors - Panel of experts conduct workshops with students on essay writing, choosing a college, the college interview, etc.
Curriculum meeting with students regarding course selection for senior year
Coffees with Parents – Course curriculum, college counseling calendar, etc…
March - Activity Resume due
College Essay Writing Workshops
First college essays due
Visit colleges
Register with NCAA Eligibility Center
Advanced Placement exams
Request letters of recommendation from teachers, coaches, moderators, employers
Create Common Application and/or Coalition Application account

Summer

Visit colleges
Firm up final list of colleges
Update Activity Resume
Work on college essays
Engage in an activity that takes your interest or hobby to the next level, shows growth

Senior Year

Fall

Senior College Night - Review of the college application and admission process, Deans of Admission present
Common Application workshops
College representatives visit AHN throughout the fall semester
October 1 - application deadline for all Florida public university applications
Register for SAT and ACT
November 1 - Early Decision/Early Action applications due
Bay Area Association of Independent Schools College Fair
December 1- application deadline for ALL applications
Register for the Florida Bright Futures Program
Financial Aid Workshop for parents
File FAFSA and all other financial aid paper work

Spring

Hand in all documentation for Honors Convocation (award letters, college acceptance letters, and scholarship award letters)
May 1 - Commit to school of choice
Advanced Placement Exams
Honors Convocation
Graduation
Final AHN transcript sent to your college of choice

Summer

Florida Department of Education sends you notification of Florida Bright Futures Scholarship status

Meet the College Counseling Team

The search for the right college or university involves the need to look at the values, strengths, and goals of each young woman. While the college counselors suggest schools that are appropriate to the student’s needs and abilities, the decision on where to apply and where the student ultimately enrolls rests with the student and her parents. The College Counseling Department will provide the student with the necessary support and assistance to be successful throughout the college planning process, elements of which begin as early as the 9th-grade year.

ms. kerry keegan

Director of College Counseling

813-839-5371 ext. 247

ms. madison mcglone

College Counselor

813-839-5371 ext. 302

ms. jody rodgriguez

College Counselor

813-839-5371 ext. 244

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY MATRICULATIONS

Members of the Classes of 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 were accepted into the following colleges and universities.
* Indicate where students from these classes matriculated.

Allegheny College

American University *

Anderson University

Appalachian State University

Arizona State University*

Assumption University

Auburn University*

Ave Maria University

Aveda Institute*

Baylor University

Bellarmine University*

Belmont Abbey College

Belmont University

Bentley University

Berklee College of Music*

Berry College

Boston College*

Boston University*

Brandeis University

Brown University*

Bucknell University

Butler University

Cardiff University

Carnegie Mellon University*

Case Western Reserve University

Clark Atlanta University

Clark University

Clemson University*

Coastal Carolina University

Colgate University

College of Charleston*

College of the Atlantic

College of the Holy Cross*

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State University*

Columbia College Chicago

Cornell University*

Creighton University

Culinary Institute of America

Daytona State College

DePaul University

Dickinson College

Drake University

Drexel University

Duquesne University*

East Carolina University

Eckerd College*

Elon University

Embry-Riddle University

Emerson College

Emmanuel College*

Emory University

Fairfield University

Fairleigh Dickinson University*

Flagler College

Florida A&M University*

Florida Atlantic University*

Florida Gulf Coast University*

Florida Institute of Technology*

Florida International University*

Florida Memorial University

Florida Polytechnic University*

Florida Southern College*

Florida State University*

Fordham University*

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Franklin and Marshall College

Full Sail University

Furman University*

George Mason University

George Washington University*

Georgetown University

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Southern University

Georgia State University

Gonzaga University

Hampton University

Hawaii Pacific University

High Point University*

Hillsborough College*

Holy Cross College

Howard University

Indiana University*

Iona University

Ithaca College

Jacksonville University

James Madison University

John Paul the Great Catholic University

Johns Hopkins University*

Keiser University

La Salle University*

Lafayette College

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Le Moyne College

Lewis & Clark College

Liberty University

Lipscomb University*

Long Island University

Louisiana State University*

Loyola Marymount University

Loyola University Chicago*

Loyola University Maryland

Loyola University New Orleans*

Lynn University

Manhattan University

Manhattanville University

Marietta College

Marist University

Marquette University*

Mercer University

Meredith College

Miami University-Oxford*

Michigan State University*

Mississippi State University

Montana State University

Morris Brown College

Muhlenberg College

New College of Florida

New York Institute of Technology

New York University*

Niagara University

Norfolk State University

North Carolina A&T State University*

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina State University*

Northeastern University

Northwestern University*

Nova Southeastern University*

Oberlin College

Oglethorpe University

Ohio State University

Ohio University*

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Pace University

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Pepperdine University

Piedmont University

Presbyterian College*

Princeton University*

Providence College

Purdue University*

Queens University of Charlotte

Quinnipiac University

Regis College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rhodes College

Rice University

Ringling College of Art and Design*

Roberts Wesleyan University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rollins College

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology*

Rutgers University*

Sacred Heart University

Saint Francis University

Saint Joseph's University*

Saint Leo University*

Saint Louis University

Saint Mary's College

Salve Regina University

Sam Houston State University

Samford University

Santa Clara University

Santa Fe College*

Savannah College of Art & Design*

Scripps College

Seattle University

Seton Hall University

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Siena College

Skidmore College

South Carolina State University

Southern Methodist University*

Southern University and A & M College

Spelman College

Spring Hill College

Springfield College

St. Francis College

St. John's University-New York

St. Lawrence University*

Stetson University*

Stockton University

Stonehill College

Stony Brook University

Syracuse University*

Tallahassee State College*

Temple University

Texas A&M University

Texas Christian University*

Texas State University

The American University of Paris

The Catholic University of America*

The College of Idaho

The Pennsylvania State University

The University of Alabama*

The University of Montana

The University of Tampa*

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville*

The University of Texas at Austin*

The University of the South*

Towson University

Trine University

Trinity College

Tufts University

Tulane University of Louisiana

Union College

United States Air Force Academy*

United States Coast Guard Academy

United States Military Academy*

United States Naval Academy*

University College Dublin

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Arizona*

University of Arkansas

University of Bridgeport

University of California-Davis

University of California-Irvine

University of California-Los Angeles*

University of California-San Diego

University of California-Santa Barbara

University of Central Florida*

University of Central Oklahoma

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Connecticut

University of Dallas

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of Florida*

University of Florida-Online*

University of Georgia*

University of Glasgow

University of Hawaii

University of Houston

University of Illinois

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky*

University of Maryland

University of Massachusetts

University of Miami*

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

University of Mississippi*

University of Missouri*

University of Nebraska

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina (Asheville*, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Greensboro, Pembroke, Wilmington)

University of North Florida*

University of North Georgia

University of Notre Dame*

University of Oklahoma*

University of Oregon

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

University of San Diego*

University of San Francisco

University of South Carolina*

University of South Florida*

University of Southern California*

University of St. Andrews Scotland*

University of Tulsa

University of Utah

University of Vermont

University of Virginia*

University of Washington*

University of West Florida

University of Wisconsin

University of Wyoming

Valdosta State University

Vanderbilt University*

Villanova University*

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Military Institute*

Virginia Tech*

Wake Forest University*

Washington State University

Washington University in St Louis

Wellesley College*

Wentworth Institute of Technology

West Virginia University

Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University

Willamette University

William & Mary

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Winthrop University*

Wofford College

Xavier University of Louisiana*

Xavier University*

Youngstown State University

The Academy of the Holy Names is accredited by Cognia, the Florida Council of Independent Schools, the Florida Catholic Conference and the Florida Kindergarten Council. The Academy of the Holy Names is a member of the following associations: National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS), National Association of College Admission Counselors(NACAC), Southern Association of College Admissions Counselors (SACAC), and the College Board.